This post originated from one of those Facebook tag games – Do your Top 10 albums, tag someone and get them to list their Top 10 albums….. and so on. I usually ignore 99% of those things but this one struck a chord, if you’ll pardon the pun. The original tag game says that you’re supposed to post the albums […]
This week marks the first anniversary of Prince’s death. He was the greatest musician of my lifetime, definitely one of the most prolific songwriters of my lifetime and arguably one of the best. He was, unarguably, the greatest showman. It still saddens me to know that he’s gone, that he passed alone like a junkie in an elevator, albeit an
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The greatest musician of my lifetime is dead. Prince Rogers Nelson was 57 when he was reported dead today at his home at Paisley Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I really don’t know what to say but I feel like I’ve got to say something because Prince has been the single biggest musical influence in my life. I didn’t notice the
WTFOMGBBQ!! It’s just been announced that Australia has been awarded a wildcard entry into Eurovision 2015!!!! How did this happen, you ask? WHO CARES!?!? We’re going to Eurovision, baby! Eurovision has grown in popularity every year here in Australia and we send a TV crew to Europe every year to cover the event. Last year, we were invited to provide
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by turbin Follows on from Prejudice Part 1. Well the ruse worked for about 5 minutes. Yes maybe I had some people thinking about SAAB, and why not? It could just have easily been the case, as it has been for many. Recently I have questioned my prejudices much more robustly and taken more time to understand why I might
The Background I decided to get back into music earlier this year (long story, not worth the telling). When I saw an ad for the Australian Guitar Making School I figured there would be no better incentive to start playing again than to build my own instrument. AGMS is based in New South Wales but it’s run by a former
[hr] [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of my goals for 2013 was to get more familiar with The Beatles. I was born in 1970, the same year The Beatles released Let It Be, and subsequently took their own advice and broke up. I grew up hearing plenty of Beatles hits on the radio, but aside from a taped copy of Abbey Road given to
Thanks to all who listed their Top 10 AC/DC songs – the ones they’d buy from iTunes. The query was, of course, a generational one. Bon Scott vs Brian Johnson, but with a twist. Let me explain. I’ve never given AC/DC much specific thought. They’re a bit like the walls of your house – they’re always there. They’ve never needed
I have a little theory running around in my head and I’d appreciate you helping me out with it. AC/DC have just launched their entire catalogue on iTunes, giving fans the opportunity to digitise their whole collection or pick and choose the favourites they want to purchase. Let’s suppose you’re an AC/DC fan and you want to get some of
I didn’t realise until I checked in on Facebook this morning, but Jimi Hendrix would have been 70 years old yesterday, the 27th November. The first Hendrix song I ever heard was The Wind Cries Mary. I can’t remember how old I was but I do remember wondering why I hadn’t heard this guy sooner, so I can’t have been
My mind is trivia-oriented. A psychologist would probably diagnose all manner of syndromes if they ever took the lid off but I’m pretty happy just to accept that I like to know details. I obsess about the big picture too, but details matter just as much and somehow I function with this parallel focus. Thus, in the same manner that
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